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Trout Fishing on Brule River

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Description: View from shoreline towards eight men trout fishing on the Brule River.
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American Shipbuilding Company

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Description: A man is standing in front of huge blocks of ice at the American Shipbuilding Company. The ship "War Otter" is in the background. A large chunk of ice tied...
Postcard

Superior Shipyards

Date: 1900
Description: The Superior Shipyards showing steamers "Moran", "Northwest" and "Northland. Caption reads: "Ship Yards — McDougall Whaleback. West Superior, Wis."
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Building a Big Boat

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Description: Colorized image of the frame of a large boat being built at the shipyards in Superior.
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The Freighter "Magna"

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Description: The freighter "Magna" in shipyard's icy waters with three tugboats in the foreground.
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Superior Depot

Date: 09 10 1939
Description: View down railroad tracks towards the Central Avenue depot and the railroad crossing.
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Road Crew Crossing River

Date: 1880
Description: Crossing a river on the way to Vermillion Lake in the early 1880's, before the building of any railroads in that part of the country. The teams were part o...
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Interstate Bridge Framework

Date: 1961
Description: View taken from below of the Interstate Highway I-535 bridge during construction.
Postcard

Cargill Elevators and Great Northern Yards

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Description: Cargill Elevators and Great Northern Yards. Caption reads: "Cargill Elevators and Great Northern Yards, Superior, Wis."
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Oat Harvest

Date: 09 1929
Description: Harvested bundles of oats in a field on the Dean farm.
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Little Manitou Falls, Pattison State Park

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Description: View from below towards two waterfalls along a rock formation. A person is sitting on the rock outcropping between the falls.
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Tower Avenue

Date: 07 04 1889
Description: Elevated view looking south along unpaved Tower Avenue of storefronts, American flags are flying from a number of the commercial buildings.
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Chippewas

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Description: Three men, probably Chippewa, at Wisconsin Point. Text on back reads: "Just a family group, Wis. Point, Superior."
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Brule to Lake Nebagamon

Date: 1950
Description: A snow-covered road disappears over a hill on a county highway between the Brule River and Lake Nebagamon. Pine trees line both sides of the road.
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Caught!

Date: 1956
Description: A fish is scooped in a net after being caught with a fishing pole at Twin Lakes.
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Snowshoe Trail

Date: 02 1957
Description: Snowshoe tracks crossing a fresh snowfall in Pattison State Park. The tracks disappear around a curve into the trees.
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Floy Montgomery

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a girl on her bicycle. Caption reads: "11 years" and "Floy Montgomery."
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Chief Pussafiss

Date: 1913
Description: Portrait of a man standing in a clearing. He is wearing a headband with two feathers and necklaces, and is leaning on a cane. He is identified as Chief Pus...

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